What is meant by the First Commandment?

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By the First Commandment, “I am the Lord your God. You shall not have strange gods before me”, we are commanded to:

Put God first in our lives ahead of all others.
Make quality time every day to pray.
We must love God more that anything and anyone else.
We must be open to the will of God for our lives.
We must renounce all superstitious practices such as witchcraft, occults, belief in horoscopes etc.
We must be open and submissive to the Word of God at work in our lives.
We must try to avoid living on mortal sin, and must not receive the Holy Eucharist in a state of mortal sin.
We should attend confession regularly and ensure it is an honest confession.